What's the smartest or most insightful thing you figured out as a kid that stays with you today?
What's the smartest or most insightful thing you figured out as a kid that stays with you today?
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People hate what they fear and fear what they don't understand. The path, then, to fight against hate is specifically understanding
I learned this by watching The Crocodile Hunter as a child. I remember very vaguely a point Steve Irwin made about how people are terrified and act to harm animals they know nothing about. Either he went on to further say, or I extrapolated it myself, that knowing how an animal will act informs YOU on how to approach the situation; No need for fear or hate if you understand the reality of the situation. I then further extrapolated this race relations. It's a little general, but a white person may be racist against a black person because they think they're dangerous, just as someone might see a snake they know nothing about and think it dangerous
He was then killed by an animal he didnt fear so?
We're all going to die some day, and he died doing what he loved and still wanted to protect the animal that killed him. He helped many more animals than he was hurt by, so I call that a win overall.
Yeah, you should never mistread animals unless you can profit from it through a TV show. He was truly inspirational.